Magazine fastening device for shotguns



May 20, 1952 l.. F. MULNO MAGAZINE FASTENING DEVICE FOR SHOTGUNS FiledDeo. 27, 1949 INVENTUR.

A TTORNEY .i'lll R Nm, V y l LZ/wf Patented May 20, 1952 MAGAZINErfzis'rsunsc.. nevica Foa sno'rGUNs Y Lester -F. Mulno, -Worcestcr,Mass., rassignor. to

Harrington & Richardson.Go.Worcester, Mass., a corporation ofMassachusetts Application December 27, 1949, SerialNo. 135,978

(Cla 422-49) Claims. 11 d This invention relates to magazines for shot.-guns andlparticularlyto fastening devices therefor.

The principal object ci the invention resides in the provision of atubular magazine for repeating .shotguns, said magazine being in theform of a ',-tube and located wholly within the fore end so ythat it isnotvisible and does notextend Voutwardly thereof in any direction'.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a tubularmagazine having a detachable engagement with a stud on the receiver ,atthe rearward end of the magazine, the same underlying the barrel andhaving a detachable engagement with another stud secured to the barreland comprising a plunger spring pressed forwardly toward the barrel studby the magazine spring, said plunger extending through a detachablewasher so that when the plunger is retracted against the action of themagazine spring, the washer may be dropped out whereupon the magazine iseasily detachable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is aView in elevation of a shotgun according to the invention with parts insection; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of the detachableY connection between themagazine and the barrel stud.

In the present illustration, the iirearm is shown as having a barrel I0,a receiver I2, and a stock Ill, said stock having a fore end I6 providedwith a screw type fastener I8 taking into a stud 2B secured to thereceiver I2 at the forward end thereof as at 22. This fastener securesthe entire stock to the receiver.

The stud 29 is provided with a shouldered through opening indicated at24, this opening extending from front to rear and being slightly widerat the forward side thereof than at the rear as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The barrel is provided with a stud 2G having a relatively small front torear opening therein for the sliding reception of a plunger 28, saidplunger having a hea-d thereon 30.

The magazine itself is made in the form of a tube indicated at 32 andthis tube sets against the shoulder in the aperture 24, the smaller partof said aperture accommodating the cartridge follower 34 spring pressedin a rearward direction by the magazine spring 3E, said spring alsopressing the plunger 28 into detachable engagement with'the barrel stud26 as shown.

.2: V The-length of the tubular magazine .32: maybe approximately thesame asthedistance between thestudsand an apertured washer 38 alsoreceiving plunger 25?` takes up the space occasioned bythe reception ofthe rearwardend of .the maga.- zinei'n-the aperture 2d.

With the parts-as shownin Fig. l, the cartridge follower 3ft` willberetractedbyV loading. cartridges into the magazine. When it is desiredVto remove the magazine, the stock is removed and the plunger 28retracted to an extent allowing dropping out or removal of the washer 38whereupon, of course, it is a simple matter to retract the magazine fromaperture 24 and remove it from the rearm completely.

To replace the magazine, the reverse procedure is used, i. e., thecartridge follower end of the tube 32 is placed in the aperture 24, theplunger is pushed back, the washer S8 is inserted, and the plunger isthen allowed to extend forwardly into stud 26 through the washer. Asmall dent 4U may be utilized to prevent unwanted excess recoil ofplunger 23 but this dent is not large enough to interfere withretraction of the plunger under pressure, as by the operator.

It will be seen that this invention provides a Very simple magazine ofthe class described which is easily assembled and disassembled and whichis completely housed within the fore end I6 even though the shotgun withwhich it is used is a repeating firearm.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. Magazine fastening device for Shotguns and the like comprising abarrel, a receiver, a magazine underlying the barrel and having adetachable connection with the receiver, a stud on the barrel spacedfrom the receiver, a magazine spring for pressing cartridges toward thereceiver, a plunger pressed by the magazine spring in the oppositedirection toward the stud, said plunger engaging the stud and holdingthe magazine thereto, the plunger being retractable against the springtherefrom to release the magazine.

2. Magazine fastening device for Shotguns and the like comprising abarrel, a receiver, a magazine underlying the barrel and having adetachableconnection with the receiver, a stud on the barrel spaced fromthe receiver, a magazine spring for pressing cartridges toward thereceiver, a plunger pressed by the magazine spring in the oppositedirection toward the stud, said plunger engaging the stud and holdingthe magazine thereto, the plunger being retractable against the springtherefrom to release the magazine, and a Washer between the stud and themagazine, the plunger holding the washer in position.

3. Magazine fastening device for Shotguns and the like comprising abarrel, a receiver, a magazine underlying the barrel and having adetachable connection with the receiver, a stud on the barrel spacedfrom the receiver, a magazine spring for pressing cartridges toward thereceiver, a plunger pressed by the magazine spring in the oppositedirection toward the stud, said plunger engaging the stud and holdingthe magazine thereto, the plunger being retractable against the springtherefrom to release the magazine and a washer between the magazine andstud, the plunger holding the washer in the magazine.

4. A firearm of the class described comprising a barrel, a receiver, astock, a magazine tube, a stud on the barrel, a stud on the receiver,the receiver stud having an opening therein into which the rear end ofthe magazine tube extends for a detachable connection therewith, amagazine spring, a plunger at the forward end of the magazine, saidspring urging the plunger outwardly of the magazine toward and intoengage- -ment with the barrel stud, and a loose Washer between themagazine and plunger, the latter extending through the Washer into thebarrel stud.

5. A firearm of the class described comprising a barrel, a receiver, astock, a magazine tube, a stud on the barrel, a stud on the receiver,the receiver stud having an opening therein into which the rear end ofthe magazine tube extends for a detachable connection therewith, amagazine spring, a plunger at the forward end of the magazine, saidspring urging the plunger outwardly of the magazine toward and intoengagement with the barrel stud, and a loose Washer between the magazineandplunger, the latter extending through the Washer into the barrelstud, said stock enclosing the entire magazine, and a fastener securingthe stock to the receiver stud.

LESTER F. MULNO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 387,531 Miller Aug. '7, 1888910,236 Savage Jan. 19, 1909 1,913,840 Loomis June 1'3, 1933 2,023,929Loomis Dec. 10, 1935 2,144,603 Barnes Jan. 24. 1939

